Among 117 patients with pulmonary embolism (PE) and no prior cardiac or pulmonary
disease who participated in the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Prospective …

The value of ventilation/perfusion (V/Q) lung scans in the diagnosis of acute pulmonary
embolism (PE) was described in the results of the collaborative study of the Prospective …

Background: The outcome of patients with suspected pulmonary embolism is known to a
limited extent only. Objective: To address this limited knowledge in a cohort in whom …

The history and physical examination were assessed in 215 patients with acute pulmonary
embolism uncomplicated by preexisting cardiac or pulmonary disease. The patients had …

The clinical diagnosis of pulmonary embolism (PE) is difficult in coronary care units (CCUs)
because many findings of PE are similar to those of acute coronary syndromes and heart …

Primary therapy (as opposed to secondary prevention with anticoagulation alone) is
generally accepted for treatment of the relatively rare pulmonary embolism (PE) patient who …

Poulsen SH, Noer I, Møller JE, Knudsen TE, Frandsen JL (Randers Hospital and Svendborg
Hospital, Denmark). Clinical outcome of patients with suspected pulmonary embolism. A …

BACKGROUND: Selection of patients for diagnostic tests for acute pulmonary embolism
requires recognition of the possibility of pulmonary embolism on the basis of the clinical …

To provide clinical diagnostic criteria for pulmonary embolism (PE), we evaluated 750
consecutive patients with suspected PE who were enrolled in the Prospective Investigative …

The eVects of an embolus depend on the extent to which it obstructs the pulmonary
circulation, the duration over which that obstruction accumulates, and the pre-existing state …